http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/sports/cycling/end-of-the-ride-for-lance-armstrong.html?hphttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/sports/cycling/end-of-the-ride-for-lance-armstrong.html?hp

A wonderfully well written chapter from a new book by Juliet Macur.

We are delaying the start of the classification to 12 noon due to the expected cold in hopes that it will get much warmer by then.  Please check your email for previously sent directions.

Dress warmly: layers and layers. Wear pants/tights, full-fingered gloves, a hat under your helmet, something around your neck and warm socks.  Remember to bring a snack and water. Expect to be outside for 1 1/2-2 hours.

This has been a rediculous winter, so why should we expect it to cooperate with us cyclists? We promise it will be fun anyway and now our next ride will surely be warmer! 

All the leaders will be out there with you and we look forward to meeting you tomorrow. 

B SIG ALERT

We are going to switch our schedule a bit for tomorrow. Orientation will be at the same time and place, but we will run the laps AFTER orientation, at around noon.

While the weather forecasters are projecting slightly warmer temperatures  by noon, it will still be quite chilly – probably low 30’s. Therefore, please heed the clothing advice you’ve received in prior emails.

So, the agenda for tomorrow is as follows:

10:15 AM:  Report to the Anderson School (M334), 100 West 76-77th Street (between Columbus/Amsterdam Ave). We will start promptly at 10:30.  As before, secure bike parking will be provided.

Central Park curfew 1AM-6AM



Excerpt:

" the cops were right: Central Park is closed between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. But Shankman says there was no signage where he entered the park at 63rd Street and Central Park West indicating this ("No gates, no signs, no traffic cones blocking my way"), and he's done this early morning run before without a hitch...."Knowing the law now"

Greetings everyone,

I'm a new C-Sig rider.  I was wondering, are there any standard club rules of thumb about whether rides will be on or not?  For example, it's due to be 21-23 degrees tomorrow morning - do below freezing temps, or thunderstorms, etc tend to cancel rides?  I'm prepared to ride in cold weather, and I understand that the announcement won't be made until tomorrow (when we know what the weather actually is), but I'm still curious to know, in general, if there are any set guidelines about these things.

And I look forward to meeting (at least some of) you soon!

 Just came accross this page and it is a trully humbling account of what real hard men were.

I am sure Richard R knows about this guy.

  http://xxcmag.com/vintage-badassness-francois-faber-and-the-1909-tour-de-france/

Data map by iQuantNY: http://iquantny.tumblr.com/post/77977436883/the-terrifying-cycling-injury-map-of-nyc-2013-edition

Via Gothamist: http://gothamist.com/2014/02/27/2013s_cycling_injuries_mapped.php

With only two (2) days left before your SIG begins, here's some last minute advice...

For those in the A-Classic, or the A-SIG, your leaders will be giving your bikes the once over on Saturday morning. Impress the heck out of us by showing up with a bike that looks like it can be ridden 100 miles that day (BTW, the B-SIG leaders look at your bike too, but this weekend, the B-SIG won't be on the road [only the park], both of the A's will)... what does that mean?

It means:

 Hey do we have a ruling on the Giro Attack helmets yet ??

http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/helmets/air-attack-shield.html

Hello Members:

We are requesting a couple of members with restaurant/food managment business negotiating expertise, to work with the VP of Programs on an important new project. If you have experience and a degree of expertise in this specialized area, please contact me at: [email protected]. We appreciate, in advance, your commitment to our incomparable all-volunteer club and the time and energy that you will be devoting.

Thanks very much,

Eden J. Weiss

VP of Programs